Op-ed: Thursday Ken Livingstone, 69, was suspended from the Labour Party for comments he made on Hitler.

But before he was suspended he appeared on BBCDP and given the third degree over comments he had said on LBC radio.

He was accused of being a Nazi apologist and an anti Semite. His accuser was Labour MP John Mann and his BBC stunt played out for the cameras.

Between the two events above Livingstone returned home and changed into casual clothes to do some gardening. But outside of his home the media were gathering.

Either answering a knock on his door or hearing a rustle Ken opened the front door and what happened next was caught on camera and in footage.

An Israeli flag had been attached to the front door of his home and most viewers will have been reminded of images from Nazi Germany.

Yes the comparison is poor but it is what it is.

​ITV News caught it all on camera and reported:

Ken Livingstone has been captured on video, coming out of his house to remove an Israeli flag that was tied to his front door.​Dressed in an 'old Labour' t-shirt and braces, the suspended MP, was heard saying "what's this?" as he came out to check if there was someone at his door and instead found a flag attached to the knocker.

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